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Identity

Why cuffing my pants is not part of my bisexual identity
Power

Why cuffing my pants is not part of my bisexual identity

‘I was surprised to learn that these perplexing sartorial choices were supposed to be part of my identity’

By Jake Pitre
I’m a young gay man. Here’s how sex-ed class failed to represent students like me
Sex education

I’m a young gay man. Here’s how sex-ed class failed to represent students like me

Sex ed taught me little about LGBT relationships, so I went searching on my own

By Nathan Sing
Why accessibility in the queer community is still a problem
Power

Why accessibility in the queer community is still a problem

Disabled queers want more than just to be able to get up the doorstep to your party. We want to be part of our community

By Dev Ramsawakh
What I learned, loved and lost as a trans Zumba addict
Power

What I learned, loved and lost as a trans Zumba addict

Finding a physical activity that I loved came at the cost of putting up with countless small acts of hostility

By Kai Cheng Thom
Navigating jealousy as a queer disabled man
Identity

Navigating jealousy as a queer disabled man

I wish I had a brotherhood who would fight for my right to be included as one of their own

By Andrew Gurza
What a teenage flirtation taught me about trans visibility
Identity

What a teenage flirtation taught me about trans visibility

Trans visibility is getting better, but most of the world is still in the dark

By Dora Ng
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Why the holidays can still suck for queer people, even when you’re out
Power

Why the holidays can still suck for queer people, even when you’re out

The holiday season is ingrained in family tradition and cultural institutions, but many queer people still don’t have a seat at the table

By JP Larocque
My mother’s daughter, my father’s son: a trans Chinese woman on finding joy in the ancestral rites of death
Power

My mother’s daughter, my father’s son: a trans Chinese woman on finding joy in the ancestral rites of death

How I honoured Chinese funeral tradition, my family and queerness at my grandfather’s funeral

By Kai Cheng Thom
How I came to cherish being femme on my own non-binary terms
Power

How I came to cherish being femme on my own non-binary terms

I spent my teens trying to embrace my identity. When I finally came out there was a whole community of people like me

By Cicely-Belle Blain
The challenges of being trans, male and homeless in Montreal
Power

The challenges of being trans, male and homeless in Montreal

Why do so few shelters provide a safe space for trans men?

By Ruby Pratka
Five films not to miss at Inside Out 2017, Ottawa’s LGBT film festival
Arts

Five films not to miss at Inside Out 2017, Ottawa’s LGBT film festival

By Chris Dupuis
Chilliwack trustee’s ignorant comments show the limits of religion in public life
Opinion

Chilliwack trustee’s ignorant comments show the limits of religion in public life

What Barry Neufeld has in common with Quebec’s new niqab ban

By Arshy Mann
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When motherhood feels out of reach as a young lesbian
Love & Sex

When motherhood feels out of reach as a young lesbian

I had been obsessed with procreating since I could stand on two feet. But what happens when that path becomes obscured by who you fall in love with?

By Jessie Randall
How I became an LGBT activist in one of the most homophobic European countries — and why I had to leave
Power

How I became an LGBT activist in one of the most homophobic European countries — and why I had to leave

One of Albania’s most prominent LGBT leaders looks back on five years of unexpected progress

By Kristi Pinderi
How the Cheongsam helped me find my trans womanhood
Identity

How the Cheongsam helped me find my trans womanhood

The more I am told that the traditional dress of my ancestors will never be mine, the more stubbornly I try to squeeze my body into its confines

By Kai Cheng Thom
The courage to call out homophobia as a young, gay kid
Identity

The courage to call out homophobia as a young, gay kid

And the struggle to emerge from the stifling weight of silence

Four queer shows to catch at the 2017 Vancouver Fringe Festival
Arts

Four queer shows to catch at the 2017 Vancouver Fringe Festival

From performances about love, life and identity, this year has something for everyone

By Mark Robins
Why LGBT spaces can be uncomfortable for queer people of colour
Opinion

Why LGBT spaces can be uncomfortable for queer people of colour

I thought I was supposed to try to be white if I wanted to accept my queerness. It didn’t occur to me that there were other queer POC hiding too

By Dev Ramsawakh
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